Empty shops, The Circle, Pinehurst, Swindon
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Empty shops, The Circle, Pinehurst, Swindon
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall Taken: 20 Aug 2013
The row of shops that have served the local community since the 1930s is now closed and scheduled for demolition after the school holidays pending redevelopment of the area. Some of the current shop operators have moved to alternative sites nearby. The local authority estimates that the new development will be open by July 2014 http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/10620374.Worth_the_upheaval_in_Pinehurst/ The Pinehurst estate was the first major social housing development to take place in Swindon after the Great War http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/10620381.Building_a_sense_of_community_in_Pinehurst/ Update January 2014: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3805840
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Image Location
Latitude
51.582378
Longitude
-1.782603